Introduction
With the proliferation of human rights institutions over the past half century and the centrality of human rights in current debate topics, human rights standards have become crucial touchstones of contemporary ethics and politics. The program in human rights seeks to provide the basic insights and skills needed for young women to become cogent, life-long advocates for human rights.
This interdisciplinary program is designed to be pursued alongside a major in one of the departments with a disciplinary or area studies focus. These include, but are not limited to Africana Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Comparative Literature, English, French, German, History, Italian, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Slavic, Sociology, Spanish, and Women's Studies.
Human Rights Program
Maia Bernstein
Program Assistant
326 Milbank Hall
Phone: (212) 854-4689
mbernste@barnard.edu
Program Director
J.C. Salyer, Ph.D., J.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice
412D Milbank Hall
3009 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-854-4314
jsalyer@barnard.edu
Fall 2023 Office Hours:
Mondays 4:10pm-6:00pm (please sign up on Calendly: https://calendly.com/jcsalyer)
Resources
Founding Faculty 2000
Professor Irene Bloom 1939-2010
Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures
Professor Peter Juviler 1926-2013
Political Science